Alternately Defiant, Dispirited, and Despondent. Without illusions but not disillusioned. Focus on Climate, Inequality and Development. I co-edit the Polycrisis project and newsletter https://thepolycrisis.org/https://bsky.app/profile/70sbachchan.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/70sbachchan.bsky.social/post/3mzerag33h22rCaption this03 Nov 2026 02:12 +0000at://did:plc:cmvp2dfgs7qrfjo5n27limmf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mzerag33h22rhttps://bsky.app/profile/70sbachchan.bsky.social/post/3mzedk5h7js2lThe context is that Oil markets crashed ~10% today on hopes for a deal in ongoing diplomatic talks. https://www.axios.com/2026/11/02/trump-axios-interview-no-rush-resume-war [contains quote post or other embedded content]02 Nov 2026 22:07 +0000at://did:plc:cmvp2dfgs7qrfjo5n27limmf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mzedk5h7js2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/70sbachchan.bsky.social/post/3mzecwqdowk2jUS Markets about to close. Did Trump decide to bomb Iran instead of suing for peace? https://www.cbsnews.com/live-updates/iran-war-us-trump-negotiations-midterms/02 Nov 2026 21:56 +0000at://did:plc:cmvp2dfgs7qrfjo5n27limmf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mzecwqdowk2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/70sbachchan.bsky.social/post/3mzdmbvmfks2hMore Crazy Pills. "The US bombed NordStream 1 and 2 and will now build NordStream 3" - @brunomacaes.bsky.social https://www.wsj.com/world/europe/u-s-pushes-to-restore-russian-gas-sales-to-europe-via-ukraine-0ca62dc7 [contains quote post or other embedded content]02 Nov 2026 15:11 +0000at://did:plc:cmvp2dfgs7qrfjo5n27limmf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mzdmbvmfks2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/70sbachchan.bsky.social/post/3myfxpzduqc2bTrump is seizing the means of production not socialists! have ppl seen CFR's tracker of surge in US state capitalism? US government taking ownership stakes in "strategic sectors" https://www.cfr.org/articles/washingtons-growing-portfolio-tracking-u-s-government-investments "Trump Administration’s Equity Portfolio Reaches 34 Deals" https://www.cato.org/blog/trump-administrations-equity-portfolio-reaches-34-deals21 Oct 2026 20:16 +0000at://did:plc:cmvp2dfgs7qrfjo5n27limmf/app.bsky.feed.post/3myfxpzduqc2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/70sbachchan.bsky.social/post/3mlg5niely22s"Within the US itself it might be difficult to sense just how quickly the world is changing ... A carbon energy superpower, the US looks increasingly like an energy island" https://www.phenomenalworld.org/analysis/dawn-of-the-electric-world-order/ [contains quote post or other embedded content]09 May 2026 11:34 +0000at://did:plc:cmvp2dfgs7qrfjo5n27limmf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlg5niely22shttps://bsky.app/profile/70sbachchan.bsky.social/post/3mz7bvgarzc26Free to read link here: archive.is/Aa8hs [contains quote post or other embedded content]31 Oct 2026 21:54 +0000at://did:plc:cmvp2dfgs7qrfjo5n27limmf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mz7bvgarzc26https://bsky.app/profile/70sbachchan.bsky.social/post/3mtxfeuks5c2mBold (and correct?) thesis: "Trumpism's main pillars have collapsed" https://x.com/GregTSargent/status/209229919601965499626 Aug 2026 03:30 +0000at://did:plc:cmvp2dfgs7qrfjo5n27limmf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtxfeuks5c2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/70sbachchan.bsky.social/post/3mzcbckvc322lRare to see the two wings of the Democratic party in violent agreement. Pelosi: "Haley Stevens has chosen to dangerously betray Michigan families’ healthcare, freedoms and future with her horrific endorsement of Mike Rogers. @AbdulElSayed must win —because Michigan and our country deserve better"02 Nov 2026 02:22 +0000at://did:plc:cmvp2dfgs7qrfjo5n27limmf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mzcbckvc322lhttps://bsky.app/profile/70sbachchan.bsky.social/post/3mzc4d6r4uk2kimagine you are a US/UK oil company and are earning billions in profits because your govts started a war in the Middle East Do you dole out dividends to your shareholders? Do you drill more oil? Or should you build a refinery that your govts desperately want you to do Coz they face angry citizens? https://www.ft.com/content/4d63f08d-3556-4d84-8e1d-40f866741d15?syn-25a6b1a6=102 Nov 2026 00:53 +0000at://did:plc:cmvp2dfgs7qrfjo5n27limmf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mzc4d6r4uk2khttps://bsky.app/profile/70sbachchan.bsky.social/post/3mzc4d6r4uk2kimagine you are a US/UK oil company and are earning billions in profits because your govts started a war in the Middle East Do you dole out dividends to your shareholders? Do you drill more oil? Or should you build a refinery that your govts desperately want you to do Coz they face angry citizens? https://www.ft.com/content/4d63f08d-3556-4d84-8e1d-40f866741d15?syn-25a6b1a6=102 Nov 2026 00:53 +0000at://did:plc:cmvp2dfgs7qrfjo5n27limmf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mzc4d6r4uk2k